Dog color
Lemon
A pale yellow: lemon and white Beagles and Pointers, lemon agouti cavies.
29 Dog breeds list Lemon. It is in a club standard for 24 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 5 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Lemon
| Breed | UKC | AKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American English Coonhound | Standard (“white and lemon”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | Standard (“lemon (Coated Variety)”) | Standard (“Lemon”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Basset Hound | Standard (“lemon and white”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) | Standard (“lemon and white (bicolour)”) | Standard (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Beagle | Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”) | Standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”) | Standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”) |
| Border Collie | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Lemon”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Clumber Spaniel | Standard (“lemon or orange markings”) | Standard (“Lemon Markings”) | Standard (“with lemon markings”) | Standard (“with or without lemon markings”) | Standard (“with lemon markings”) |
| Coton de Tulear | No ruling | Fault | Standard (“red-roan appearance - lemon”) | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | Standard (“red-roan appearance - lemon”) |
| English Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“shades of red”) | Standard (“Lemon Roan”) | Standard (“lemon and white”) | Standard (“lemon and white”) | Standard (“lemon and white”) |
| English Foxhound | Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“Any recognized hound colour”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour”) |
| English Setter | Standard (“lemon and white; lemon belton”) | Standard (“Lemon Belton”) | Standard (“lemon and white (lemon belton)”) | Standard (“lemon and white (lemon belton)”) | Standard (“lemon and white (lemon belton)”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Not recognised | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | Not recognised | Standard (“lemon”) | Not recognised |
| Great Pyrenees | Standard (“pale yellow”) | No ruling | Standard (“pale yellow”) | Standard (“paler shades of lemon”) | Standard (“pale yellow”) |
| Harrier | Standard (“Any good hound color”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling |
| Japanese Chin | Standard (“Red includes all shades of red (orange, lemon, and sable)”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Red includes all shades of sable, lemon or orange”) | No ruling |
| Maltese | Not recognised | Fault (“White & Lemon”) | Disqualifying | Standard (“slight lemon markings permissible”) | Standard (“Slight lemon markings permissible”) |
| Otterhound | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Lemon”) | Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”) | Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”) | Standard (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”) |
| Papillon | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Disqualifying | No ruling | Standard (“lemon ... markings”) | Standard (“lemon ... markings”) | Standard (“lemon ... markings”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | Not recognised | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“lemon”) |
| Pointer | Standard (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”) | Standard (“Lemon”) | Standard (“lemon and white”) | Standard (“Lemon and white”) | Standard (“Lemon and white”) |
| Rat Terrier | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sealyham Terrier | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“lemon”) | Standard (“lemon”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | Standard (“any variety of colors”) | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Lemon is a fault
| Breed | UKC | AKC | FCI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelaine | Fault (“light (faded to lemon)”) | Fault (“Distinct orange spots but too pale ... not sought after”) | Fault (“Distinct orange spots but too pale ... not sought after”) |
Breeds where Lemon is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | UKC | AKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmatian | Disqualifying (“Lemon-colored spots”) | Disqualifying (“White & Lemon”) | Disqualifying (“lemon coloured spots”) | Not recognised (“White with Lemon Spots”) | Not recognised (“spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”) |
| English Springer Spaniel | Disqualifying | Not recognised (“Lemon & White”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Disqualifying (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”) | Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Bracco Italiano | Not recognised | Not recognised (“It is not lemon or yellow”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised |